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If I were Tinubu 3: Setting a Tinubunomic agenda – Part 1

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2023

By Segun Adeleye ‘When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.’ To say things are tough in Nigeria will be an understatement, with fuel scarcity, naira redesign crisis, bad roads, poor power supply, joblessness among others things

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Why South-East should produce the next Senate President

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2023

By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah As soon as the national assembly elections concluded, the race for the senate presidency began in earnest. In Nigeria, politicians do not leave anything to chance, and some are already preparing for the 2027 general election. Recently, the national working committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met with lawmakers elected on […]

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Fallacies of religion, No-man’s-land, and why Nigeria is unbreakable (1)

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2023

By Hassan Gimba One of the factors that determined the just concluded elections in Nigeria is religion. Oh, agreed, in our politics, religion has always been a factor in determining winners and losers. But never before was it flagrantly flaunted and made to be the driving force than in 2023. Unfortunately, shepherds led their flocks […]

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Obaship: Will Tinubu violate Yoruba culture for MC Oluomo?

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2023

Tunde Odesola “Yokolu, yokolu, ko ha tan bi? Tinubu gbe won sanle, won ti yoke!” is a Yoruba song of victory depicting the merciless manner Oduduwa incarnate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, smashed the spine of the enemy against Aso Rock. Hehehehe! If you lift your eyes unto the East, and ask from where does your […]

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Louis Odion: The Matter of ‘Capacity’

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwen Sometimes it feels like we have been childhood friends. That we have known each other forever. For over 30 years since our paths crossed, I can’tremember how many times I’ve called him “Louis,” much less “Louis Osaretin Odion.”  Even now, it feels awkward to write it. I call him by the name that the […]

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The Foreign Ministry of China released a report about U.S’s democracy

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2023

The State of Democracy in the United States: 2022 2023-03-20 10:00 Contents I. Preamble II. American democracy in chronic ills 1. American democracy in further decline 2. Political polarization intensified by partisan fights 3. Money politics surged 4. “Freedom of speech” in name only 5. The judicial system blind to public opinion 6. Americans increasingly disillusioned